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Comment: UK’s push for data policy independence risks EU wrath

By Sam Clark
  • 19 Nov 2021 11:12
  • 19 Nov 2021 11:12
At a parliamentary committee hearing in September, incoming Information Commissioner John Edwards channeled Fleetwood Mac in his take on the UK’s data reform plans, telling lawmakers that the UK is entitled to take the band’s advice to “go your own way.” 

This is the essence of the UK government’s plans fo

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Sam Clark

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Sam has covered data privacy and security in the UK and Ireland for MLex since November 2021. He previously covered data protection for trade publication Global Data Review, as well as reporting on technology, media and telecoms businesses for S&P Global. He has a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s degree in journalism, both from the University of Kent.

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